Wednesday 9 April 2014

Intensive driving courses v's weekly driving lessons in Liverpool.

Hi, my name is Paul Roach and I work as a driving instructor for Evolution Driving School in Liverpool.

Over time I have helped people to learn how to drive in a timeframe they're happy with. Whether it's taking one hour lessons each week or doing an intensive course of driving lessons in a very short space of time.



PERCEPTION

A lot of people think an intensive driving course is a 'crash course' in learning how to drive and the course of driving lessons have to be taken over a week with a complete beginner.

The reality is, the vast majority of courses we operate at Evolution Driving School are with people who already have some driving experience and it's very rare they want to complete the course in a week.

This is not to say a complete beginner wouldn't be able to learn how to drive in a week!



STRUCTURE

My advice to a complete beginner  would be to avoid trying to learn how to drive in a week. The reason for this is I don't think the amount of time needed per day would be an ideal environment to learn how to drive in.

Statistics released by the DSA shows on average a learner driver may need around 40 hours of driving tuition in order to have a good chance of passing a driving test. To structure this course of driving lessons over 5 days would take on average around 8 hours per day.

Finding the balance can be quite important to make sure your course is structured to maximise your learning potential. We would generally recommend an assessment driving lesson should be taken before you book a course. This  will help you to understand if your body and mind can cope with the intensity of the course.


 
HOW DO PEOPLE LEARN BEST?

This is something that is different to each individual and best answered by yourself. Going from my own experience - I have found spending an hour a week trying to learn a subject is not enough time. If I try to learn like this I find myself forgetting a lot of stuff I had previously learnt the week before.

The flip side to this is spending too much time on a subject. This can sometimes leave me feeling frustrated and tired too.
 
 
 
MYTHS

There are some people that will have you believe that anyone who takes weekly driving lessons will be safer drivers after passing a driving test compared to individuals who have taken an intensive course of driving lessons.
 


This is not true and there is no research to support these claims. Every driving instructor will have their own theory on what is the optimum amount of time to learn how to drive in. Until there is research highlighting the pros and cons of how a course of driving lessons should be structured, then this debate will remain a subjective one
 
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CONCLUSION

Learning any subject in a short space of time will obviously not be ideal for everyone. But we need to allow people to have the freedom to choose how they would like to learn. A course should be tailored to fit the individual's needs by giving them the very best chance to achieve their goals within a timeframe they and their tutor believe is achievable

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